Can HMOs Manage the Mental Health Benefit?

1995 ◽  
Vol 14 (3) ◽  
pp. 116-123 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mary L. Durham
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Health Benefit ◽  
Mental Health Benefit

P55. Obese patients achieve similar mental health benefit as nonobese patients after adult spinal deformity surgery

2019 ◽  
Vol 19 (9) ◽  
pp. S183-S184
Author(s):  
David O. Okonkwo ◽  
Richard G. Fessler ◽  
Khoi D. Than ◽  
Stacie Tran ◽  
Dean Chou ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Spinal Deformity ◽  
Adult Spinal Deformity ◽  
Health Benefit ◽  
Obese Patients ◽  
Spinal Deformity Surgery ◽  
Mental Health Benefit ◽  
Nonobese Patients

scholarly journals Impact of evidence-based psychotherapy on employee retention

2021 ◽  
Vol 9 (11) ◽  
Author(s):  
Maja Falcon ◽  
Connie Chen ◽  
Roja Bandari ◽  
Bob Kocher ◽  
Nirav Shah
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Usual Care ◽  
Health Plan ◽  
Employee Turnover ◽  
Employee Retention ◽  
Proportional Hazards ◽  
Health Benefit ◽  
Cox Proportional Hazards ◽  
Evidence Based ◽  
Mental Health Benefit

Objective: To examine the relationship between mental health treatment and employee retention. Study Design: Retrospective Cohort Study Methods: 14 companies (184,715 employees) were studied evaluating retention among individuals who used an evidence-based mental health benefit. Among three companies who provided health plan claims (n=24,947), we compared 1,966 employees who used the evidence-based mental health benefit and 1,063 who had usual care. Survival analysis was used to compare the probability of staying at the company for the two cohorts. Cox Proportional Hazards Models were used to evaluate the hazard ratio of leaving the company for those who used the evidence-based mental health benefit versus usual care. Results: Among 14 companies (184,715 employees) with the evidence-based mental health benefit, 11% who used the evidence-based mental health benefit left the company within 12 months, compared to 22% of those who did not. Among three companies who provided health plan claims, 12 month rates of employee turnover were 7% for the evidence-based mental health benefit versus 15% for health plan psychotherapy (p<0.005). Among the subgroup of employees with an anxiety diagnosis, the relative risk of employees leaving the company was 27% lower among those who used the evidence-based mental health benefit versus usual care (p=0.03). Limitations: Employees have the option to choose between the evidence-based mental health benefit and usual care so we are not able to account for immeasurable differences between the two groups. Conclusions: Use of an evidence-based mental health benefit over health plan mental health care (usual care) is associated with lower employee turnover.

Same-sex marriage and mental health

2016 ◽  
Vol 24 (6) ◽  
pp. 568-570
Author(s):  
Georgios Liangas ◽  
James A Athanasou
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Health Benefit ◽  
Positive Mental Health ◽  
Same Sex ◽  
Methodological Issues ◽  
Same Sex Marriage ◽  
Mental Health Benefit ◽  
Conceptual Difficulties

Objectives: It has been proposed that legislation for same-sex marriage has a positive mental health benefit. The purpose of this paper is to review and evaluate the empirical and conceptual links between same-sex marriage and mental health. Conclusions: There are substantive methodological issues in the four surveys and comparisons undertaken. Difficulties with the validity of the evidence are discussed. Conceptual difficulties in the arguments relating to victimisation as well as the psychology of marriage are highlighted. It was concluded that it is premature to make claims of causality vis-a-vis same-sex marriage legislation and mental health.

A Model Mental Health Benefit in Private Health Insurance

1992 ◽  
Vol 11 (3) ◽  
pp. 98-117 ◽  
Author(s):  
Richard G. Frank ◽  
Howard H. Goldman ◽  
Thomas G. McGuire
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Health Insurance ◽  
Private Health Insurance ◽  
Health Benefit ◽  
Mental Health Benefit

The Mental Health Implications of Emerging Adult Long-Term Cohabitation

2017 ◽  
Vol 6 (5) ◽  
pp. 312-326
Author(s):  
Sara E. Mernitz
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Health Benefit ◽  
Longitudinal Survey ◽  
Heavy Episodic Drinking ◽  
Short Term ◽  
Health Implications ◽  
Mental Health Benefit ◽  
Externalizing Distress ◽  
Average Individual

Despite the growing prevalence of cohabitation, past attempts to identify mental health outcomes from cohabitation do not differentiate by cohabitation duration. The current study investigated the mental health implications from long-term cohabitation, defined as those lasting more than 3 years. Using the National Longitudinal Survey of Youth 1997, I compared the average individual mental health scores between time spent single, or time spent in a short-term cohabitation, and time spent in a long-term union. Results indicated that externalizing distress, defined as heavy episodic drinking, was lower during time spent in a long-term cohabitation than it was during time spent single. Unexpectedly, the average emotional distress rates were greater during time spent in a long-term cohabitation than they were during time spent single; men appeared to be driving that effect. Overall, long-term cohabitation did not provide an additional mental health benefit above and beyond short-term cohabitation.

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